Owing to longstanding links between the Corcoran Department of History and the Law School, UVA is one of the nation’s premier centers for legal history. We have a large group, with depth in U.S. law and unusual range covering law’s history around the world. Members of our community study everything from crime in colonial Virginia and slaves’ use of the law to the Civil War and civil rights. We write about the law of piracy in the Mediterranean and legal relations across the Indian Ocean. Some of us explore colonial and post-colonial legal regimes from India to Mexico; others study modern human rights. We also contribute our scholarship to resolving current legal controversies. Our JD/MA program in legal history allows graduate and law students to share their distinct perspectives in their courses and outside of them. Two other activities bring us together. Our Legal History Workshop draws scholars from beyond UVA to discuss their scholarly work with us. More informally, we gather in a Legal History Writing Group to share writing in progress.
Legal History
Graduate Student



Visiting Assistant Professor
356 Nau Hall
Office Hours: Wednesday 1:30-3:30 (virtual) and by appointment
Faculty

Associate Professor, Indian Ocean History, Rouhollah Ramazani Associate Professor of Arabian Peninsula and Gulf Studies
Nau 253
Office Hours: M/T/W, 1:00-2:00PM on Zoom

John L. Nau III Distinguished Professor of the History and Principles of Democracy
NAU 491
Office Hours: By Appointment

Associate Professor, Brockman Foundation Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor
Nau 384
Office Hours: On Leave

Arnold H. Leon Professor of Law and Dean of the School of Law, Professor of History
Law WB 389
Office Hours: F 12:00 - 1:30

Julian Bishko Professor of History, Professor of Law
Nau 454
Office Hours: ON LEAVE

Professor
282 Nau
Office Hours: W, 1:30-3:30PM

Associate Professor
Nau 235
Office Hours: On leave 2023-2024

Jay Berkowitz Professor of Jewish History, Ida and Nathan Kolodiz Director of Jewish Studies
Nau 236
Office Hours: On Leave
Associate Professor
Nau 435
Office Hours: TR, 2:30-4:30PM

Professor of History, Affiliate Faculty, Women, Gender, and Sexuality
234 Nau Hall
Office Hours: Thursdays 2:30 - 4 pm, and by appointment

Professor of Law, Professor of History
Law WB 302D

Professor, Director, Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation, Hotel A
Nau 382
Office Hours: T, 11:00AM-12:00PM; W/TR 2:00-3:30PM

Associate Professor of History, Affiliated Faculty, Department of French
Office Hours: T, 2:00-3:00PM; TR, 11:00AM-12:00PM; or by appointment

John B. Minor Professor of Law and Professor of History
361 Law
Office Hours: N/A

Associate Professor, Director, Distinguished Majors Program
Nau 355
Office Hours: Tuesday, 3-5 PM and by appointment